Janis Ian Restless Eyes Lyrics

We have a big house with lots of gardens, And children playin' in the school next door. These aren't the best times. These aren't the worst times. But these are my times. I never asked for more.

There's always sunshine and shiny weather. I like it just fine, he likes it better. And I don't know the name Of the people right next door. But I can't complain, He could have had so much more.

And he isn't you, and I'll never be The one that he left behind. Each time we look in the mirror, I see Those restless eyes when he finds That I'm not the one he wanted, And he's not who I dreamed. Oh, those restless eyes, And restless me.

And when the warm winds that surround me, Come raining down me on cold summer nights, He never asks me to surrender, And I remember that when I want to leave.
And if my heart beats a touch too fast, And if my eyes blink, he doesn't ask. He lets us both pretend It's the wind up from the shore. And I love him for it then, Like I never did before.

'Cause he isn't you, and I'll never be The one that he left behind. Each time we look in the mirror, we see Those restless eyes, so surprised That I'm not the one he wanted, And he's not who I dreamed. Oh, those restless eyes, And restless me.

'Cause I'm not what he wanted. And he is not who I dreamed. And restless me.